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Relates to the medical use of marihuana

Relates to the medical use of marihuana; legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transport or administration of medical marihuana by a designated caregiver for a certified medical use;…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to authorizing the granting of an additional real property tax exemption for certain redevelopment company projects

Relates to authorizing the granting of an additional real property tax exemption for certain redevelopment company projects.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to restoring medical futility as a basis for DNR

Relates to restoring medical futility as a basis for DNR.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Provides for the payment by the state of the costs of an evaluation and early intervention services to eligible children

Provides for the payment by the state of the costs of an evaluation and early intervention services to eligible children.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Relates to food service in funeral establishments

Permits food service in funeral establishments subject to certain restrictions and qualifications.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to midwifery birth centers

Relates to midwifery birth centers; includes term within the definition of a hospital; directs the commissioner of health to make regulations relating to establishment and operation of midwifery…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board

Requires every general hospital to have a community advisory board.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim November 2014 as Epilepsy Awareness Month in the State of New York

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the provision of maternal depression education, screening guidelines, and referrals for treatment

Relates to the provision of maternal depression education, screening guidelines, and referrals for treatment.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care

Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs to be dispensed to patients, or the administration or management of prescription drug benefits; sets forth…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Honoring the recipients of the LeadingAge New York 2014 Long Term Care Employees of Distinction Awards

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 15-19, 2014, as Health Information Technology Week in the State of New York

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Includes representation on the New York state palliative care and education and training council of social workers and home care

Includes representation on the New York state palliative care education and training council of social workers and home care; directs such council to examine and make recommendations relating to…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Adds certain school based health services to list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program

Adds certain school based health services (i.e., services provided by certain clinics which provide primary health care services within an elementary or secondary public school setting) to the list…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or…

Richard GottfriedInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizes an attending physician to make decisions regarding hospice on behalf of an incapable adult without a surrogate; repealer

Authorizes an attending physician to make decisions regarding hospice on behalf of an incapable adult without a surrogate.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Relates to adoption of rules and regulations by state and local government entities prior to the effective date of legislative acts

Permits the adoption of rules and regulations by state and local government entities prior to the effective date of an act of the legislature which necessitates such rules, regulations or actions.

Richard GottfriedInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to manufacturers of alcohol and their interest in any premises where alcohol is sold and retail licenses

Relates to manufacturers and wholesalers of alcohol and their interest in any premises where alcohol is sold and retail licenses.

Richard GottfriedEconomic Development Committee

Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies

Relates to the applicability of local building codes to state and state agency owned buildings; requires full compliance upon alteration or if such building ceases to be owned by the state.

Richard GottfriedCodes Committee

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Honoring Barbra E. Minch upon the occasion of her retirement as President/CEO after 35 years of dedicated service to the William F. Ryan Community Health Network

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living

Relates to requiring a registered nurse on staff at facilities certified for enhanced assisted living or special needs assisted living.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides that liquor authority may include certain terms and conditions as part of various licenses for on-premises consumption to assure premises lawfully operated

Provides that the state liquor authority may, with the consent of the applicant, include certain terms and conditions as part of various licenses for on-premises consumption of beer and liquor for…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Includes health care facilities operated or supervised by the department of correctional services or local correctional facilities within the definition of hospital

Includes health care facilities or part of a facility operated or supervised by the department of correctional services or by local correctional facilities within the definition of hospital.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for reimbursement for the provision of offsite primary care services by general hospital outpatient clinics and diagnostic and treatment centers

Provides for reimbursement for the provision of offsite primary care services by general hospital outpatient clinics and diagnostic and treatment centers.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to judicial and administrative procedures for vindicating patient health care decisions

Relates to judicial and administrative procedures for vindicating patient health care decisions.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to managed long term care plans

Relates to prohibiting ownership or control of managed long term care plans by health maintenance organizations or insurers.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Requires health care providers to disclose errors in diagnosis, treatment, services that provider knows has caused substantial harm or significant risk thereof

Requires health care providers (i.e., an entity licensed/certified under certain articles of the public health law or the mental hygiene law, a health care practitioner licensed/registered/certified…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the approval of construction of hospitals or diagnostic treatment centers without regard to public need and financial resource requirements

Relates to the approval of construction of hospitals or diagnostic treatment centers without regard to public need and financial resource requirements.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Relates to the special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care

Relates to the membership and expands the duties of the special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care by including other managed care programs.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Relates to charges for emergency services and requires certain disclosures relating to payment schedules and network coverage

Prohibits excessive charges for emergency services; requires certain disclosures relating to payment schedules and network coverage; provides certain appeal rights for coverage denials.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Requires health plans with coverage of out of plan medical services to provide certain information to insureds, subscribers and enrollees

Requires health plans providing coverage for out-of-network care to provide certain information to insureds, subscribers and enrollees.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Provides for cost allowances for investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs

Provides for cost allowances for strategic capital investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Regulates the payment of reimbursement where the insured has assigned his or her rights to an out-of-plan health care provider

Regulates the payment of reimbursement where the insured has assigned his or her rights to an out-of-plan health care provider.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Relates to Medicaid reviews and appeals

Provides that enrollees are not required to exhaust Medicaid appeals prior to requesting a fair hearing.

Richard GottfriedStricken

Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act

Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act which allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without…

Richard GottfriedStricken

Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations

Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations; prohibits clauses which entitle reimbursement at the lowest price or rate; prohibits contracts which…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities

Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities; provides that residents have a right to be informed about their condition, treatment and medications.

Richard GottfriedSocial Services Committee

Commending New Tang Dynasty Television upon the occasion of its 6th International Chinese Culinary Competition

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities

Relates to death and felony crime reports in certain adult care facilities.

Richard GottfriedSocial Services Committee

Honoring Joel Shufro upon the occasion of his retirement after 34 years of distinguished service to the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care throughout the public health law

Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care under hospice provisions to be the same as under other public health law provisions.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Relates to certain application and referral forms for health care plans

Relates to certain application and referral forms for health care plans by authorizing the commissioner and superintendent of financial services to adopt regulations for the renewal of credentialing…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Commemorating March 2014, as the Fifth Annual New York State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Month

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted